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Originally Posted by camluck49
Palone for all of his wins. I dont think has ever won any grand circiut races? Has he won the Adios his tracks signature race?
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That didn't seem likely so I checked it out.
https://www.harnessmuseum.com/content/dave-palone
excerpt:
In 1991, under Palone’s guidance, colt Dontellmenomore 3,1:55 ($542,823) won the American-National Stakes, Beacon Course Trot, and an elimination of the World Trotting Derby. The following year Palone drove Ultimate Goal 3,1:56.1 ($334,628) to a win in a Breeders Crown elimination at Pompano; and 11-1 shot Come Unwound p,2,1:54.2 ($282,088) to a surprise second place finish behind So Fresh p,3,1:53 ($803,794) in the Breeders Crown at Northfield Park. Palone and Ultimate Goal paired up again for a victory in the Matron Stakes.
Also on Palone’s resume are wins in the 1996 Cleveland Classic with Free Hart p,4,1:53.4 ($185,947), 1996 Messenger Stakes with Go For Grins p,5,1:51.2 ($302,003) and the 1997 Windy City Pace with Arturo p,3,1:51.2f ($1,298,491).
In 1999, Palone won the premier race at his home track of The Meadows when he guided Washington VC p,3,1:52.3f ($560,984) to victory in the Adios over eventual Triple Crown winner Blissfull Hall p,3,1:49.2 ($1,468,648). Later that summer he followed up with a Jugette win driving Maudlin Hanover p,3,1:52.2s ($523,508). In 2003 Palone guided Numeric Hanover p,3,1:51 ($495,229) to victories in both the Nadia Lobell and Jugette, and also won the Galt Memorial with Hellava Hush 1:51 ($1,140,974).
Palone captured the Little Brown Jug with P-Forty-Seven p,3,1:48.2 ($707,660). In 2006, Palone drove Snowboarder 3,1:55.2 ($151,436) to a win in the Matron Stakes, and guided Go On BB p,4,1:50f ($1,003,523) to victory in the 2007 American-National.
